KJV King James Version
Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
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2 Chronicles 34:1
Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
WEB World English Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
ASV American Standard Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A son of eight years is Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 34
1 Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined [neither] to the right hand, nor to the left.
3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
4 And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that [were] on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust [of them], and strowed [it] upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
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בֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשְׁמוֹנֶ֥הH8083 · she.mo.neheightשָׁנִ֖יםH8141 · sha.nehyearיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּH2977 · yo.shiy.yahJosiahבְמָלְכ֑וֹH4427 · ma.lakhto reignוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוְאַחַת֙H259 · e.chadoneשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearמָלַ֖ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalem
Cross-references
Zephaniah 1:1The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.Jeremiah 1:2To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.1 Samuel 2:26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.2 Chronicles 26:1Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who [was] sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.1 Kings 3:7-9And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I [am but] a little child: I know not [how] to go out or come in.2 Chronicles 33:25But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.1 Kings 13:2And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.2 Chronicles 24:1Joash [was] seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also [was] Zibiah of Beersheba.1 Chronicles 3:14-15Amon his son, Josiah his son.Ecclesiastes 4:13Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.2 Chronicles 33:1Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:Matthew 1:10-11And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;2 Kings 22:1-20Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.1 Samuel 2:18But Samuel ministered before the LORD, [being] a child, girded with a linen ephod.
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